Academic Calendar Fall 2009
| For Registration Information see the Fall Schedule of Classes | ||
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| February | 15, Sunday | Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) priority filing deadline for new and transfer students. Students who will begin enrollment at Boise State during the Fall 2009 semester should transmit the FAFSA, including any required signature pages, by this date. New and transfer students who meet this deadline will automatically be considered for most need-based scholarships and tuition waivers and will receive priority consideration for certain grant, loan, and work-study programs. programs. |
| 15, Sunday | Scholarship deadlines: last day to have all admission materials received in the Admissions Office for new and transfer students who want to be considered for scholarships for the 2009-10 year. Last day for the BSU Supplemental Scholarship Application to be received in the Financial Aid Office to be considered for special 2009-10 merit and need-based scholarships. Last day for the Brown Scholarship application to be received in the Honors College. The Boise State Financial Aid website contains a listing of departments that require a separate scholarship application. | |
| March | 15, Sunday | Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) priority filing deadline for continuing students. Deadline for submitting Supplemental Scholarship Application. Students attending Boise State during the Spring 2009 semester and who plan to continue attendance during the 2009-10 academic year should transmit the FAFSA or renewal FAFSA, including any required signature pages, by this date. Students who meet this deadline will receive priority consideration for certain scholarship, grant, loan, and work-study programs. |
| 30, Monday | Registration for continuing students begins for Fall 2009 (by appointment). | |
| June | 1, Monday | Priority deadline for international student application materials to be received for fall semester consideration. |
| 30, Tuesday | Last day for undergraduate, degree-seeking applicants for fall semester to have all admission materials received by the Admissions Office. Students who miss this deadline will be considered for nondegree-seeking (part-time) status only. | |
| 30, Tuesday | Last day for graduate, degree-seeking applicants for fall semester to have all admission materials received by Graduate Admission and Degree Services. Applications received after this date might not be processed in time to admit students to degree programs. | |
| August | 20, Thursday | Fee-payment deadline for registered students. Unpaid accounts will be assessed a $50 penalty. Students who do not plan to attend must cancel/drop classes by this date to avoid this penalty. For drop deadlines see Deadlines by Session table. |
| 21, Friday | Residence halls open at 8:00 A.M. (in two hour shifts). | |
| 24, Monday | Classes begin. Academic advising available throughout the semester. | |
| 28, Friday | Weekend University classes begin. | |
| 28, Friday | Last day for faculty initiated drops for nonattendance during the first week of the semester to be turned in to the Registrar's Office. | |
| 28, Friday | Last day to apply for graduation, using BroncoWeb, for graduate and undergraduate degrees and certificates to be awarded in December. | |
| September | 4, Friday | Last day to waive Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP). |
| 4, Friday | Last day to register; add classes; change from credit to audit or audit to credit; and last day to drop classes without a 'W' and receive a refund (less $25 processing fee) for Regular session classes. Pell Grant eligibility determined by number of credits registered on this date. For other sessions, see Deadlines by Session table. | |
| 4, Friday | Last day to add graduate dissertation, thesis or project credit. | |
| 4, Friday | Last day to submit Idaho Residency Determination Worksheet with documentation to Registrar’s Office to declare Idaho residency. | |
| 7, Monday | Labor Day holiday (no classes - University offices closed). | |
| 18, Friday | Last day to file application with department for final master's or doctoral written exam. | |
| October | 2, Friday | Last day to add undergraduate internship and independent study. |
| 2, Friday | Last day to add graduate assessment, internship, independent study, directed research, practicum, readings and conference. | |
| 2, Friday | Last day to drop classes with a 'W' or completely withdraw from the Regular session. For other sessions, see Deadlines by Session table. | |
| 5, Monday | Last day to submit Application for Admission to Candidacy form to Graduate Admission and Degree Services for graduate degrees to be awarded in May. | |
| 10, Saturday | Last day for written comprehensive exam for graduate degrees for December graduation. | |
| 12, Monday | Columbus Day (classes in session). | |
| 16, Friday | Last day for final oral dissertation, thesis, or project defense for December graduation. | |
| November | 6, Friday | Last day to submit final signed copies of dissertation, thesis, or project to Graduate Dean's Office for December graduation. |
| 11, Wednesday | Veterans Day observed (classes in session). | |
| 23-29, Mon-Sun | Thanksgiving holiday (no classes - University offices closed November 26-27). | |
| December | 13, Sunday | Weekend University classes end. |
| 14-17, Mon-Thurs | Final semester examinations for the Regular session (exam schedule listed on BroncoWeb). | |
| 18, Friday | Residence halls close (Noon) | |
| 18, Friday | Commencement. | |
| 22, Tuesday | Grade reports due to Registrar’s Office. | |
| 22, Tuesday | Last day to submit Report of Culminating Activity form to Graduate Admission and Degree Services for graduate degrees to be awarded in December. | |
| 25-31, Fri-Thur | University offices closed. | |
| January | 1, Friday | University offices closed. |
| Deadlines By Session - Fall 2009 | |||||||
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| Session | Deadline to Validate Conditional Registration | Start Date | Last Date to Add Without Permission Number | Last Date To Add With Permission Number, Last Date To Drop Without A W and Receive a Refund (less $25.00 processing fee), Last Date To Change From Credit to Audit OR Audit To Credit | Last Date To Drop With a W Or Completely Withdraw | Last Date Of Classroom Instruction | Grades Due |
| Regular* | Aug 20 | Aug 24 | Aug 28 | Sept 4 | Oct 2 | Dec 11 | Dec 22 |
| 1st 4 wk | Aug 20 | Aug 24 | Aug 24 | Aug 26 | Sept 2 | Sept 18 | Sept 22 |
| 2nd 4 wk | Sept 17 | Sept 21 | Sept 21 | Sept 23 | Sept 30 | Oct 16 | Oct 20 |
| 3rd 4 wk | Oct 15 | Oct 19 | Oct 19 | Oct 21 | Oct 28 | Nov 13 | Nov 17 |
| 4th 4 wk | Nov 12 | Nov 16 | Nov 16 | Nov 18 | Nov 25 | Dec 18 | Dec 22 |
| 1st 5 wk | Aug 20 | Aug 24 | Aug 25 | Aug 26 | Sept 4 | Sept 25 | Sept 29 |
| 2nd 5 wk | Sept 24 | Sept 28 | Sept 29 | Sept 30 | Oct 9 | Oct 30 | Nov 3 |
| 3rd 5 wk | Oct 29 | Nov 2 | Nov 3 | Nov 4 | Nov 13 | Dec 11 | Dec 15 |
| 1st 8 wk | Aug 20 | Aug 24 | Aug 26 | Aug 28 | Sept 14 | Oct 16 | Oct 20 |
| 2nd 8 wk** | Oct 15 | Oct 19 | Oct 21 | Oct 23 | Nov 9 | Dec 11 | Dec 15 |
| 1st 10 wk | Aug 20 | Aug 24 | Aug 26 | Sept 1 | Sept 18 | Oct 30 | Nov 3 |
| 2nd 10 wk | Sept 24 | Sept 28 | Sept 30 | Oct 6 | Oct 23 | Dec 11 | Dec 15 |
| 12 wk Mtn Home |
Aug 20 | Aug 24 | Aug 27 | Sept 2 | Sept 24 | Nov 13 | Nov 17 |
*The final exams for this session are December 14-17. See Final Examination Schedule listed on BroncoWeb for exact dates and times. |
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**This session is eight calendar weeks long with seven weeks of in class instruction due to the Thanksgiving Week Break. |
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